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A middle-aged woman, suddenly in possession of considerable wealth, leaves her surly husband and safe Canadian home to search for…
her Salvadoran foster-child, Jonatan, about whom she has had premonitions of disaster. 1986.
Eevo and Sim are reunited with their mother, Shim, and their father, Dedu, who have just returned from their long…
trip to the Wetlands Clan, the former home of Shim. They discover that together, Eevo and Sim have overcome many dangers. Together they return to the Wetlands, where again the brother and sister take on many challenges, make new discoveries, and even encounter the Great One: the much-feared crocodile of the Great River. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "Once upon a time, long, long ago" (RC22037.) 2001.
A tale of seamen and the sea by a writer who served in the Canadian Navy until 1971. A series…
of flashbacks explains the circumstances which have brought chaos to the personal and working life of a commander in the Royal Canadian Navy. 1978.
When Shane's dad is a day late from delivering some bulls to a ranch in Montana, Shane is a little…
worried. When two days have gone by and his dad is still not back, Shane decided he can't just wait around. He's going to Montana to find him. But that's not so easy when you're fifteen and you don't have a driver's licence or much money. Sequel to "Cowboys don't cry". Junior and Senior High. 1994.
Fourteen-year-old Rikst de Bruin is drawn into a journey of discovery and danger after she and a friend discover a…
body on the Dutch island where they live. Junior high. 1997.
When twelve-year-old Jenkin's brother is in an accident and has to be taken to the hospital in a helicopter, Jenkin…
and his younger brother and sister head into the bush to find their father at his fishing camp. While on their way through the wilderness the children are pursued by their well-intentioned, but frightening, Uncle Donny. Grades 4-7. 1992.
Charlotte finds a stray dog who seems to do everything backwards so she names him "ttuM", Mutt if you're pronouncing…
it the forward way. Charlotte and ttuM have an adventure filled summer when Charlotte suspects a witch has moved into the cottage down the street - and then ttuM disappears. Grades 3-6. 1999.
Fourteen-year-old aviatrix Emmaline Cayley is afraid of one thing - plummeting to her doom - but luckily Robert Burns, an…
indestructible village boy, is not. But before Emmaline can perfect a flying machine with his help, she is sent off to St. Grimelda's School for Young Ladies. The school is a strict, severe place that houses a terrible secret and a mysterious way of keeping its prisoners, er, students in line. Grades 5-8. 2006.
Ancient Troy. After his city is destroyed by the Greeks, 15-year-old orphan Alexi is enslaved and forced aboard a ship…
bound for faraway Ithaca, under the command of the Greek warrior Odysseus. But none could foresee the perils of the cursed voyage to come: a brutal raid on the Cicones, a visit to the bewitching Lotus Eaters, and a grisly encounter with a Cyclops. Alexi has no idea how much worse his life is about to get. Descriptions of violence. Followed by "The sea god's curse". For junior high readers. c2011. (Odyssey of a Slave ; 1)
Just when Jackson is faced with arguing parents and a love gone sour, he discovers that he has the bizarre…
ability to project himself physically into the books that he reads. Junior and Senior High. 1991.
The deadly crusades rage on, with Christian forces being destroyed. Among the knights Templar are cousins Andre St. Clair and…
Alexander Smith. Sequel to "Knights of the Black and White" (DC29465). Followed by "Order in chaos" (DC36300). 2007. (Templar trilogy ; 2)
Dozens of "Overlanders" left their wives and families behind as they set out toward a brighter future. As well as…
facing extreme natural dangers, the travellers were torn by religious arguments and personal rivalries, and it took the talents of the leaders to keep the fractious parties working cooperatively. 2002.
On a hot summer day, a wish transforms an urban backyard into a place of breezy high-seas adventure. As our…
bold Captain and Skipper ride the salty waves, they encounter a beastly sea monster, buried treasure, a scurvy pirate crew, lovely mermaids and more. Grades K-3. 2007.
Olivier, Magalie et Alexandra participent à un voyage scientifique en Arctique. À la descente de l'avion, un territoire glacé les…
accueille. Et sur la banquise, les trois amis vont faire une surprenante découverte
Camille Charlebois, une jeune archéologue maritime, est enchantée : on vient de lui offrir de participer à des fouilles sous-marines…
pour le moins mystérieuses. Sans faire ni une ni deux, elle s'envole avec sa soeur et son frère adolescents vers les Açores afin de prendre part aux recherches
" Qui n'a pas un jour rêvé de partir à la recherche d'un trésor caché sur une île déserte ?…
Montez à bord ! Le Trésor de Brion vous fera découvrir l'univers des îles de la Madeleine avec ses pêcheurs, ses vacanciers de juillet, le musée de Havre-Aubert... et une mystérieuse histoire de pirates ! Un roman prenant qui mêle habilement histoire, amour et aventure. " -- 4e de couv
" Cest un très beau conte pour adolescent que ce récit du bossu au bec-de-lièvre parti à la recherche du…
bout du monde. Wapush est un jeune Amérindien marqué par le sort : il a beau être orphelin, infirme et né en période de disette, cela ne lempêchera pas davoir un destin fabuleux et de mener une quête identitaire extraordinaire sur fond de paysage glacé. Les valeurs traditionnelles des peuples fondateurs sont abordées avec grand respect dans ce roman. Michel Noël propose à ses lecteurs un texte touchant, lyrique, poétique et métaphorique. " -- 4e de couv